
French Impressions: Emmanuelle
French Film expert Jon Davies hosts an informative and entertaining pre-film lecture before a hand-picked French film release in our new monthly club. The introduction lasts around sixty minutes, followed by a short break for refreshments followed by the film screening. French Impressions joins us from the Waterman’s Arts Centre, where Jon hosted it for over twenty years, with their kind consent.
About Emmanuelle:
Emmanuelle is in search of a lost pleasure. She flies alone to Hong Kong, for a business trip. In this sensual world city, she multiplies experiences and meets Kei, a man who never ceases to elude her.
With this film, Audrey Diwan gives us a free adaptation of Emmanuelle Arsan’s novel and takes a feminine look at the intimate quest of the woman whose first name still evokes one of the most sulphurous characters in cinema.
About Emmanuelle:
Emmanuelle is in search of a lost pleasure. She flies alone to Hong Kong, for a business trip. In this sensual world city, she multiplies experiences and meets Kei, a man who never ceases to elude her.
With this film, Audrey Diwan gives us a free adaptation of Emmanuelle Arsan’s novel and takes a feminine look at the intimate quest of the woman whose first name still evokes one of the most sulphurous characters in cinema.
Cast
Will Sharpe • Noémie Merlant • Naomi Watts • Jamie Campbell Bower • Anthony Wong • Chacha Huang
Director
Audrey Diwan
Running Time
105 minutes